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Left main bronchus foreign body masquerading as diaphragmatic hernia in an adult patient
George E Philippakis1, Marios P Moustardas
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Chania, Chania, Greece.
Objective:
Foreign body aspiration is quite uncommon in the adults. It can be a life-threatening situation and it often requires a high index of suspicion, because the diagnosis can be obscure.
Presentation Of Case:
We present a case of food aspiration by a 31-year old female patient, masquerading as diaphragmatic hernia, for the first time in the literature.
Discussion:
Foreign body aspiration may escape diagnosis, especially if there is no recollection of the episode.
Conclusion:
The thoracic surgeon may be suspicious of this condition, even if the patient history and imaging obscure the clinical picture.
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